England to play New Zealand and Costa Rica in USA

England will face New Zealand and Costa Rica on the eve of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

The Three Lions will play both nations during a preparation camp in south Florida.

Thomas Tuchel’s side will take on New Zealand on Saturday 6 June before facing Costa Rica on Wednesday 10 June, with both match venues to be confirmed in due course.

England will be based in Kansas City, Missouri for the duration of the tournament. Swope Soccer Village will be the Three Lions’ training base with Kansas City identified as the preferred location in January 2025 following an extensive search.

Swope Soccer Village is one of Sporting Kansas City’s training facilities and the current home of the club’s MLS NEXT Pro and MLS NEXT sides. The complex, located in the heart of Kansas City’s historic Swope Park, has previously hosted a variety of national and club sides having opened in 2007.

It will be England men’s third meeting with New Zealand with the previous two matches against the All Whites both coming in June 1991 in Auckland and Wellington respectively.

The Three Lions’ history with Costa Rica links to World Cups. The two sides first met in the group stages of the 2014 edition in Brazil, while England prepared for the 2018 tournament in Russia with a 2-0 victory over the CONCACAF side at Leeds United’s Elland Road.

Ticket details and kick-off times for both fixtures will be announced soon. Please register your interest here to sign up for communication on the matches and have early access to tickets.

England Supporters Travel Club members will have exclusive access to a dedicated ESTC section for this fixture and attendance for each game will earn caps. Member registration details will be announced once venues are confirmed.

At the FIFA World Cup finals, England will play Croatia, Ghana and Panama in Dallas, Boston and New York/New Jersey respectively.

England’s final fixtures on home soil before then will be next month with Uruguay on Friday 27 March (7.45pm kick-off) and Japan on Tuesday 31 March (7.45pm kick-off) set to visit Wembley Stadium connected by EE . Tickets for the March internationals can be purchased for Uruguay here and Japan here.